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| Restaurant fire starts next to Saudi embassy in London | Restaurant fire starts next to Saudi embassy in London |
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| About 40 firefighters are tackling a blaze at a restaurant near the Saudi embassy in Mayfair, London. | |
| London Fire Brigade (LFB) said it was called at 09:17 GMT and sent six crews to the scene on Chesterfield Street. | London Fire Brigade (LFB) said it was called at 09:17 GMT and sent six crews to the scene on Chesterfield Street. |
| The extraction system was alight across four floors and there are flats above the restaurant, LFB said. | The extraction system was alight across four floors and there are flats above the restaurant, LFB said. |
| Social media videos show flames spreading up the terraced building, which backs on to the embassy building on Curzon Street. | Social media videos show flames spreading up the terraced building, which backs on to the embassy building on Curzon Street. |
| No injuries have been reported. | No injuries have been reported. |
| Fire crews from Soho, Lambeth, Chelsea and other surrounding fire stations are at the scene. | |
| The cause of the fire is not known at this stage, LFB said. |